Clinton Township Newsletter

1 0 m a y 2 0 2 2 W W W . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . C O M Happy mother's day! We Offer Specialty Services, Including: Our Care is Your Peace of Mind Specialty and Emergency Care Right in Your Backyard 23 Blossom Hill Road Lebanon, NJ 08833 Call us at (908) 236-4120 or visit us at www.crownvet.com • Emergency/Critical Care • Anesthesia • Acupuncture • Pain Management • Dermatology • Surgery • Cardiology • Oncology • Ophthalmology • Rehabilitation F r e e h O r s e B a C k r i d i n g p r O g r a m F O r p e O p l e i m p a C t e d B y C a n C e r Mane Stream is looking for participants for our FREE riding program for individuals who have been impacted by cancer. One of the only programs of its kind in our area, Horses for Healing (H4H) is for individuals living with, recovering from and living life after cancer. Over the six-week program, participants will find new ways to deal with difficult and stressful health challenges through bonding with the horses and learning a new skill in a supportive environment. H4H combines groundwork, riding lessons and horse care as it creates community among the participants. For one hour each week, program facilitator, Kelly Champion, a PATH Intl. Certified Instructor, will guide the small group of participants in overcoming their personal challenges, whether physical or emotional and teach them to ride a horse. For some, it may be the very first time on a horse, for others it will be a return to a much-loved hobby. In fact, for many participants, part of the attraction of the program is the desire to regain a skill or recapture a memory from before their cancer diagnosis. Time spent with the Mane Stream horses is a wonderful aid to recovery, bringing joy and helping participants to relax and feel less stressed. Weekly activities are tailored to each person's capabilities based on how they are feeling that day. Participants may spend all their time grooming and bonding with a horse or move on to more physical activities. For more information contact Kelly Champion, at: kelly@manestreamnj.org or: 908.439.9636. Visit us online at: www. ManeStreamNJ.org. About Mane Stream – Mane Stream is a non-profit registered charitable organization celebrating its 50th Anniversary whose mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with physical, developmental, emotional and medical challenges through a diverse program of equine assisted activities, therapy services and educational initiatives. Mane Stream is designated as a Premier Accredited Center of PATH - Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, who provides education, accreditation and resources for the equine assisted activities industry. Save the Date now for the FALL Tack Sale on Sunday, 11/6 from 8 am to 4 pm.We are still seeking tack donations! Contactless dropoff is in the middle bay storage door (facing the road). Large pickups can be set up by contacting: jen@ manestreamnj.org. n O u r i s h t O h e a l It may indeed be true that there is nothing permanent – except change. Anthony and Nicole Piazza, long-time proprietors of Clean Plate Kitchen in Clinton, know this all too well. When the pandemic shuttered their restaurant in March 2020, it was time to shift gears. That May, their new mission offering heat and eat meals came to fruition, and Feel Good Food at Home was born. Since the pandemic began, Anthony and Nicole have been donating meals to our local community. They found that their new prepared meal business model allowed for more creativity, increased flexibility with menus, and a more predictable method of operating a business. As parents of two little girls, they knew that embarking on this journey would also mean more precious time with family. The Clean Plate Kitchen permanently closed after eight successful years of operation, and although the riverside patio dining will be missed, the Piazzas are excited to be in their amazing new space at 10 Leigh Street, Clinton, with a gleaming state-0f-the-art kitchen and an expanding business. They now offer fresh meals, healthy side dishes, delicious desserts (and more!) for delivery to all of Hunterdon County, and parts of Warren and Somerset. Delivery or pick up is now available on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, and delivery is free in Clinton and Annandale. With this new chapter unfolding, it seemed to be the right time for a new name, look, and branding. Nourish to Heal did not come out of the blue, it was the moniker of Nicole's nutrition practice prior to opening The Clean Plate Kitchen. The return to the name Nourish to Heal feels like the completion of a full circle, returning to the parts of the business that Anthony and Nicole love, within a metamorphosis of something completely new. Along with prepared meals delivered to your home or available for pick up, Nourish to Heal will offer cooking classes and pop-up events in the not-so-distant future. Watch this space, and follow them on Instagram or online at: www.NourishToHeal.com, and look for more exciting developments as Nourish to Heal continues to grow, evolve, and give back to the community they adore.

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